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Binnish
Binnish (, also spelled Binsh) is a city in northwestern Syria, administratively belonging to the Idlib Governorate, located just north of Idlib. Nearby localities include Kafriya and Maarrat Misrin to the northwest, al-Fu'ah to the north, Ta'um and Taftanaz to the northeast, Afs to the southeast and Sarmin to the south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Binnish had a population of 52,000 in the 2011 census. Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslim Sunni Islam is the largest branch of Islam and the largest religious denomination in the world. It holds that Muhammad did not appoint any successor and that his closest companion Abu Bakr () rightfully succeeded him as the caliph of the Musli .... The city is situated on a hill. The city name ''Binnish'' is mentioned in the Tablets of Ebla 2400 BC. The city is famous for olive, vine and fig trees besides its varied crops of all kinds. References {{Idlib Governorate, idlib Towns in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binnish Nahiyah
Binnish Subdistrict () is a Syrian ''Nahiyah'' (subdistrict) located in Idlib District in Idlib Idlib (, ; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governorate. It has an elevation of nearly above sea level, and is southwest of Aleppo. It is located near the border with Turkey. History .... According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Binnish Subdistrict had a population of 35,166 in the 2004 census. References Subdistricts of Idlib Governorate {{IdlibSY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Fu'ah
Al-Fu'ah (, also spelled al-Fouaa and al-Fo'ua) is a town in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located northeast of Idlib. Nearby localities include Kafriya to the west, Maarrat Misrin to the northwest, Zardana to the north, Taftanaz to the northeast, Ta'um to the east and Binnish and Sarmin to the south. The plain surrounding al-Fu'ah is well known for growing olives and figs. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 10,264 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004 Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. The in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idlib Governorate
Idlib Governorate ( / ALA-LC: ''Muḥāfaẓat Idlib'') is one of the 14 governorates of Syria. It is situated in northwestern Syria, bordering Turkey's Hatay province to the north, Aleppo Governorate to the east, Hama Governorate to the south, and Latakia Governorate to the west. Reports of its area vary, depending on the source, from 5,933 km2 to 6,097 km2. The provincial capital is Idlib. In 2011, the governorate was taken over by Syrian rebel militias in the context of the Syrian civil war. In 2017, the governorate came under the nominal control of the Syrian Salvation Government, with Tahrir al-Sham becoming the dominant militia in the region. The governorate saw intense fighting in the 2019 Northwestern Syria offensive and subsequent 2020 offensive, as Syrian government forces advanced deep into rebel territory; by 8 February, only a little more than half of the governorate's territory was reported to still be under rebel control. The remainder of rebe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idlib District
Idlib District () is a district of the Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. The administrative centre An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgi ... is the city of Idlib. At the 2004 census, the district had a population of 382,929. Sub-districts The district of Idlib is divided into seven sub-districts or nawāḥī (population as of 2004): * Idlib Subdistrict (ناحية ادلب): population 126,284. * Abu al-Duhur Subdistrict (ناحية أبو الظهور): population 38,869. * Binnish Subdistrict (ناحية بنش): population 35,166. * Saraqib Subdistrict (ناحية سراقب): population 88,076. * Taftanaz Subdistrict (ناحية تفتناز): population 24,145. * Maarrat Misrin Subdistrict (ناحية معرتمصرين): population 57,859. * Sarmin Subdist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ta'um
Ta'um (, also spelled Tu'um or Taoum) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located northeast of Idlib Idlib (, ; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governorate. It has an elevation of nearly above sea level, and is southwest of Aleppo. It is located near the border with Turkey. History .... Nearby localities include Binnish to the southwest, al-Fu'ah to the west, Zardana to the north, Taftanaz to the northeast, Talhiyeh to the east and Afes to the southeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Ta'um had a population of 3,054 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004 . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cities In Syria
The country of Syria is Administrative division, administratively subdivided into Governorates of Syria, 14 governorates, which are sub-divided into Districts of Syria, 65 districts, which are further divided into 284 sub-districts. Each of the governorates and districts has its own centre or capital city, except for Rif Dimashq Governorate and Markaz Rif Dimashq district. All the sub-districts have their own centres as well. Each district bears the same name as its administrative centre, with the exception of Mount Simeon District where the centre is the city of Aleppo. The same applies to all ''nahiyas'' (sub-districts), except for the Mount Simeon Nahiyah where the centre is the city of Aleppo. Governorate and district capital cities Sixty-four of the 65 districts of Syria have a city that serves as the regional capital (administrative centre); Markaz Rif Dimashq is a district with no official regional centre. The city of Damascus functions as a governorate, a district and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kafriya
Kafriya (, also spelled Kifarya or Kefraya) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located northwest of Idlib. Nearby localities include Maarrat Misrin to the north, Zardana to the northeast, Taftanaz to the east and al-Fu'ah and Binnish to the immediate south. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, Kafriya had a population of 4,404 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004 . Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Idlib Governorate. Archived a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarmin
Sarmin ( also spelled Sarmeen) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located 15 kilometers southeast of Idlib. It has an altitude of about 390 meters. Nearby localities include Binnish to the north, Talhiyah to the northeast, Afs to the east, Saraqib to the southeast, al-Nayrab to the south and Qminas to southwest. The Taftanaz Military Airbase is located to the northeast. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Sarmin had a population of 14,530 in the 2004 census. It is the only locality in the Sarmin ''nahiyah'' ("subdistrict"). The Ayyubid ruler of Hama and scholar Abu'l-Fida described Sarmin as a town with much land and dependencies, with very fertile soil. The town had a Friday mosque and lacked walls. In 1355 Sarmin was visited by Ibn Battuta, who wrote of the abundance of trees, mostly olive The olive, botanical name ''Olea europaea'' ("European olive"), is a species of Subtropics, subtropical ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taftanaz
Taftanaz (, also spelled Teftanaz) is a town in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Idlib Governorate, located 17 kilometers northeast of Idlib. Nearby localities include Ta'um and Binnish to the southwest, Maarrat Misrin to the west, Zardana to the northwest, Maarrat al-Ikhwan to the northeast and Bawabiyah to the east. Taftanaz is a primarily agricultural town and consists of concrete buildings. It is surrounded by wheat fields. According to the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Taftanaz had a population of 8,540 in the 2004 census.General Census of Population and Housing 2004 . Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarrat Misrin
Ma'arrat Misrin (, also spelled Ma'arrat Masrin or Ma'aret Masreen) is a small city in northwestern Syria, administratively part of Idlib Governorate. Ma'arrat Misrin lies an elevation of . It is located 50 kilometers southwest of Aleppo and 40 kilometers north of Ma'arrat al-Numan and 12 kilometers from Sarmin. Nearby localities include Kafr Yahmul to the north, Zardana and Maarrat al-Ikhwan to the northeast, Taftanaz to the east, Ta'um, Binnish, al-Fu'ah and Kafriya to the southeast, Idlib to the south, and Hafasraja to the southwest. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) Ma'arrat Misrin had a population of 17,519 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of a ''nahiya'' which consists of 16 localities with a total population of 57,859 in 2004. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idlib
Idlib (, ; also spelt Idleb or Edlib) is a city in northwestern Syria, and is the capital of the Idlib Governorate. It has an elevation of nearly above sea level, and is southwest of Aleppo. It is located near the border with Turkey. History A Neolithic settlement dating back to 8500 BC was identified at Tell Ain el-Kerkh, near Idlib. The Ebla tablets (2350 BC) mention the city of (du-ḫu-la-bu6-um "Duhulabum") which is most probably located at Idlib as suggested by Michael Astour and Douglas Frayne; a similarity exists between the sounds of the ancient and modern names. In the tablets, Duhulabuum is 22 km south of "Unqi" which might correspond to the modern village of Kaukanya, located 22 km northeast of Idlib. Thutmose III also mentioned the city with the name ''Ytḥb''. Classical Antiquity Idlib, along with the rest of Syria, was conquered by the Armenian king Tigranes the Great and incorporated in the Armenian Empire, only to be later conquered by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, the east and southeast, Jordan to Jordan–Syria border, the south, and Israel and Lebanon to Lebanon–Syria border, the southwest. It is a republic under Syrian transitional government, a transitional government and comprises Governorates of Syria, 14 governorates. Damascus is the capital and largest city. With a population of 25 million across an area of , it is the List of countries and dependencies by population, 57th-most populous and List of countries and dependencies by area, 87th-largest country. The name "Syria" historically referred to a Syria (region), wider region. The modern state encompasses the sites of several ancient kingdoms and empires, including the Eblan civilization. Damascus was the seat of the Umayyad Caliphate and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
